Tutorial: Making Toys

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Tutorial: How to make Toys for use with VX (2023 update)

Simple tutorial on how to make Toys for use with TK17. Updated for use with my

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utility (which is presently still in Beta.)

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[EJAX]

I would add a couple of notes (for advanced users)...

1) the KLUB can actually render more than one texture per-object, and in some cases even multi-sub object textures (though results will vary). You can add reflection maps in your 3D software and CtK will process them with the rest of the images. The KLUB can also render specular color maps (lightmaps) on the second UV channel, though CtK will ignore them them so you will have to write those in by hand afterward (or maybe I'm just doing it wrong).

2) You can group materials into "PHONGMATS" by giving them all the same specular and diffuse settings. This allows you to do such interesting things as set full ambience for multiple objects, where you might have a sky dome and some street lights that you don't want to be affected by the normal game lighting. Having everything in the same phongmat means you only have to change one line of script to affect all of them. It takes some practice, but it's worth it if you use vanilla graphics a lot (Hook and V11-HD use different methods).

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I would add a couple of notes (for advanced users)...

1) the KLUB can actually render more than one texture per-object, and in some cases even multi-sub object textures (though results will vary). You can add reflection maps in your 3D software and CtK will process them with the rest of the images. The KLUB can also render specular color maps (lightmaps) on the second UV channel, though CtK will ignore them them so you will have to write those in by hand afterward (or maybe I'm just doing it wrong).

2) You can group materials into "PHONGMATS" by giving them all the same specular and diffuse settings. This allows you to do such interesting things as set full ambience for multiple objects, where you might have a sky dome and some street lights that you don't want to be affected by the normal game lighting. Having everything in the same phongmat means you only have to change one line of script to affect all of them. It takes some practice, but it's worth it if you use vanilla graphics a lot (Hook and V11-HD use different methods).

Thx. But the tutorial is written for Newbies learning how to make toys for the first time. "Advanced Topics" could be offered as a separate tutorial at a later date, but I probably wouldn't be the one to write it. Beyond my pay-grade.

[EJAX]

Well... Reflections are easy enough, you just add them to the material at the same time you add the diffuse. Eyereflection_01.jp2 (I think that's the filename) works for just about everything. And CTK will process it just like it were any other image. But, yeah, the rest takes a little know-how.

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Well... Reflections are easy enough, you just add them to the material at the same time you add the diffuse. Eyereflection_01.jp2 (I think that's the filename) works for just about everything. And CTK will process it just like it were any other image. But, yeah, the rest takes a little know-how.

I need to update the "Rooms" tutorial first (nearly ready), then... if I ever get FTP Access (or web-based access to the File Manager)... I need to work on a theme for this new site.

[JLC1]

PDF No Longer available on Mega - can someone reload?  Thx

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PDF No Longer available on Mega - can someone reload?  Thx

I apologize that I haven't gotten around to updating my old tutorial yet.

Ignore everything relating to CTK 2.1x. As soon as "V11" is released (Lord only knows it seems), I should have the latest update to "CTK_GUI" finished.

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PDF No Longer available on Mega - can someone reload?  Thx

I apologize that I haven't gotten around to updating my old tutorial yet.

Ignore everything relating to CTK 2.1x. As soon as "V11" is released (Lord only knows it seems), I should have the latest update to "CTK_GUI" finished.

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Thanks!

[EllyFox]

Can u plz update pdf file with Tutorial 1: Toys? I really need it))) Thx!

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Can u plz update pdf file with Tutorial 1: Toys? I really need it))) Thx!

Crud. Broken link. I'll try to fix it asap.

Okay, link fixed. Sorry.